So Offaly have home advantage against Dublin. Where is the Kildare/Laois semi being played?

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 21/05/2014 11:29:04    1591178

Newbridge confirmed as venue.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 3733 - 21/05/2014 11:41:41    1591188

UMFC Monaghan v Tyrone postponed due to bereavement.

Refixed for Sat 21st June.

Sympathies to the Bannigan family.

MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 23/05/2014 21:43:55    1592635

So were down to 13 teams left! Donegal awaiting either Monaghan(who knocked out my favourites tyrone)or Armagh in the ulster final. Dublin,Offaly,Kildare and Laois left in leinster,The Usual Cork and Kerry in Munster and Galway await either Mayo,Leitrim or Roscommon in Connaught. Who's your money on and what are your predictions?

Viva2012 (Donegal) - Posts: 108 - 23/06/2014 17:46:17    1607903

So were down to 13 teams left! Donegal awaiting either Monaghan(who knocked out my favourites tyrone)or Armagh in the ulster final. Dublin,Offaly,Kildare and Laois left in leinster,The Usual Cork and Kerry in Munster and Galway await either Mayo,Leitrim or Roscommon in Connaught. Who's your money on and what are your predictions?

Ulster..........Donegal
Munster.........Cork
Connacht........Galway
Leinster........Dublin

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5028 - 23/06/2014 17:59:01    1607911

galway play mayo in the connacht minor semi on next sat 28 june in tuam

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 23/06/2014 17:59:59    1607912

Ulster..........Donegal
Munster.........Kerry
Connacht........Mayo
Leinster........Kildare

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 23/06/2014 18:27:31    1607926

Thanks, Fionn. Apologies for not replying earlier but this thread was off the radar for a while.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 23/06/2014 18:29:51    1607928

Sorry got mixed up in regards to the Connaught championship! Minor is very hard to predict so I could see anyone who makes the last 8 as potential winners of the All-Ireland. Munster winners and runners up play Leinster Winners and runners up according to their website,vice versa with ulster and Connaught! Think that might suit ulster the best but in saying that Connaught always look strong at minor.

Viva2012 (Donegal) - Posts: 108 - 23/06/2014 18:46:03    1607938

galway have a decent minor team this year
players to watch out for
paul mannion at no 15
michael daly son of former great val at midfield
colin brady at no 6 classy player
sean andy kelly at no 3

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 23/06/2014 19:17:49    1607954

With all these good Galway teams at underage it shouldn't be too long before Galway win Connacht at senior level.

lilywhite1 (Kildare) - Posts: 2990 - 23/06/2014 19:44:17    1607977

i hope youre right
we had a even better minor team last year
but met mayo in first round which went to extra time
of course that mayo team went on to win all ireland
this very good mayo senior team will hit the wall like all teams sometime
and at the moment galway and roscommon are the ones doing well at underage
at hopefully connacht will be more competeive

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 23/06/2014 20:15:35    1607997

seen kerry playing .they v impressive.it will take a seriously talented team to beat them..

kavvie (Clare) - Posts: 505 - 23/06/2014 20:23:12    1608000

are this kerry minor team really that good
who are the players to look out for
i guess we have to see them playing first
many a minor team was hyped up over the years
only to fall to shock defeat by lesser rated team
minor is very hard to predict
some teams can improve greatly with more games

rhudson (Galway) - Posts: 1478 - 24/06/2014 16:59:23    1608393

There is a Spillane lad that is meant to be very good on the Kerry team isn't there ?

MonaghanGlory (Monaghan) - Posts: 738 - 24/06/2014 19:29:45    1608468

Offaly have a real chance of upsetting Dublin, down in Tullamore.

Drummerboy (Dublin) - Posts: 85 - 24/06/2014 20:19:14    1608519

I fancy this current Donegal Minor side to win Ulster this year.

I seen them dominate Tyrone all over the pitch last year, but hit 18 or 19 wides from close range to lose by 6 points. I think it may have been nerves as the majority of Tyrone and Donegal fans all arrived early and packed the Ballybofey ground very early, and it was quite an Intimidating atmosphere for these lads.

This year they have addressed that scoring Issue, and looked excellent against Derry in Celtic Park. Senior star Patrick McBrearty's younger brother Stephen is a key player for them.

Outside of that, I don't really know.

GaryMc82 (Derry) - Posts: 3017 - 24/06/2014 20:46:17    1608560

Tyrone out, a disgrace that in other provinces there will be teams who can lose once or twice and still be in the competition.

geoff (Tyrone) - Posts: 377 - 25/06/2014 08:36:21    1608641

I agree there,Tyrone probably better than 80 Percent of minor teams this year and there out after one loss where as lesser teams get two goes at it! Its time Ulster put a backdoor and the same with Connaught. Because it benefits the players development more with more games. Heard somewhere ulster are starting it next year? Any truth to this?

Viva2012 (Donegal) - Posts: 108 - 25/06/2014 13:25:37    1608865

Geoff Viva2012
We could have done with a back door last year as the Donegal minor team in Ballybofey was as good as Tyrone Same old story but could not convert their chances. Missed all those frees.
Now it would be as good as idea as any if they introduced a back door for the minors. Very good idea.

SamOnErrigal (Donegal) - Posts: 1427 - 25/06/2014 14:16:33    1608896